Read the excerpt from Pink and Say. “Least you got to carry. In the Forty-eighth, we couldn’t have guns at first. We fought with sticks and hammers and sledges. Can you imagine not trustin’ us with our own fight?” I couldn’t imagine such a thing. “Then when they did finally give us muskets, they were from the Mexican-American War. Those muskets jammed and misfired!” Why does the author most likely include this excerpt in the story?

A. Like Say, she finds it wrong that African Americans were sent into battle without working weapons.

B. She feels readers should be aware of African Americans’ history of service fighting in American wars.

C. Like Pink, she is grateful that African American soldiers were finally given arms to defend themselves with.

D. She wants readers to understand that African Americans were the most skilled troops to fight in the war.

Answer:

A. Like Say, she finds it wrong that African Americans were sent into battle without working weapons.

Explanation:

Which statement from the passage supports the conclusion that Mr. Keller had been previously married?
Doctor: Ive never seen a baby with more vitality, that's the truth.
Keller: Ive brought up two of them, but this is my wife's first, she isn't battle-scarred yet.
Kate: I don't see what's so cute about a congestion just because it's yours.
Doctor: You're a pair of lucky parents.

1. How does the girl in Ponyboy's class react when he uses a switchblade to dissect a worm? How
does Ponyboy feel, and what does this reveal about his character?

Pretend you are a part of the audience for the formal debate shown in the video below. Summarize the key points of both the affirmative and the opposing side. Then conduct some additional research to better inform yourself about the pros and cons of technology and smart devices, including the impact they have on the developing human brain. Finally, explain which side you agree with and why.

here is the transcript
"There's n othing smart about personalized intimate technology. It simply confirms our misplac ed ideal that the world revolv es around us.

Smart technology has made us smart in some unexpected ways. It's made us more responsive. It's made us more engaged.

What we've created, in other words, is an environment that is constantly frustrating our mind's ability to create deep knowledge into think deeply.

This is the greatest time in human history to be wanting to know. There is no better time. The access to information has never been this free.

We're losing that contemplative deep focused attentive state of mind that is crucial to the creation of knowledge, the creation of intelligence, and deep thinking in general.

In this age of constant distraction-- we can't focus-- we're watching seven years of Game of Th rones, the most complex narrative that we've ever seen in our world. Our universities are turning out experts and scholars who are deep into their topics-- deeper than ever, because they can go that deep because of the internet. We are knowing more and better than ever.

What we're losing is the sub tlety, the depth, the sophistication of thought. In an odd way, perhaps we're becoming like machi nes. But that, in an odd way, as well makes us du mber than we once were.

There are lots of things that people do with technology in this current moment that may not rise to the bar of tenured faculty and book writers. That doesn't necessarily mean it's dum b. What is d umb, and what is lying underneath that judgment? Buried in that is notions about what is appropriate disco urse, what is sufficiently merit-worthy.

We're not all broadcasting these deep thoughts. Were sending out links to sill y videos. We're going-- spending huge amounts of time on Fac ebook. We're spending lots of time on T witter, sending Snapc hats.

We've never had an opportunity like this, the ability to participate in the creation of knowledge. This is the smartest age we've ever had."

Match these items. 1. continued lack of rain culture 2. the use of fear and violence to accomplish something export 3. a more powerful nation takes some control of a weaker nation terrorism 4. tropical grassland anarchy 5. brutal killing of many people nomads 6. illegal hunting savanna 7. to send goods out of one country for sale and use in another poaching 8. wanderers with no permanent home protectorate 9. no government or law drought 10. way of life for a people group massacre

How does Thoreau support his claim in this excerpt?

A.
He uses reasoning, showing the logical consequences of supporting a cause that is wrong.
B.
He tells an anecdote about a townsman who refused to “march to Mexico” and what happened to him.
C.
He shares statistics about casualties in the Mexican-American War.
D.
He uses measurable evidence about the number of people who have refused to join the US Army.

A paragraph about the personality of best friend

Tryouts, and making the Grade: Questions and Answers About
1. Which means to believe in the quality and worth of others and yourself?
respectful
distract
compromise
tease
Yes

Hamartia means excessive pride
Select one:

True
False​

The prefix retro-makes the phrase "retroactive tax" mean "pay taxes."
A. good
B. forward
C. back
D. new